'Get Out' among films nominated for Oscar best picture

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7:18 AM, Jan 23, 2018

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HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 26: The Oscar statuette is seen backstage during the 89th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood &amp; Highland Center on February 26, 2017 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images)

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Nominations for the 90th Academy Awards were announced Tuesday amid what's proving to be an unpredictable and highly political awards season.

Jordan Peele earned a best director nomination for his social-justice thriller "Get Out," becoming only the fifth African-American director nominated in that category.

Greta Gerwig, who wrote and directed the coming-of-age story "Lady Bird," is also the fifth woman ever to be nominated for a best director Oscar

They were joined in their category by Guillermo Del Toro for "The Shape of Water", Christopher Nolan for "Dunkirk" and Paul Thomas Anderson for "Phantom Thread."

With her nomination for best supporting actress for her role in "The Shape of Water," Octavia Spencer makes history as the first African- American actress to receive multiple nominations after a win. Spencer won in that category for "The Help" in 2012.

The Oscars come as the entertainment industry reckons with sexual harassment and gender inequality issues, unleashed by allegations against producer Harvey Weinstein and a host of others.

Tiffany Haddish, Andy Serkis and Academy President John Bailey announced the nominees in a live digital stream, with some assistance from previous Oscar winners.

The Academy's accounting firm PwC, which calculates the Oscar ballots and secures the winner envelopes, have announced new procedures for the ceremony to avoid another envelope mixup. Human error at last year's show led to "La La Land" mistakenly being named the best picture winner before the actual winner, "Moonlight," was announced.

Late-night star Jimmy Kimmel is returning to host the Academy Awards, set for Sunday, March 4, 2018 on ABC.